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A.A. Milne. When We Were Very Young. Methuen & Co, London, 1927.
Price: US$6.42 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Overall - fair copy of 16th edition with drawings Boards - blue fair, bent and worn corners Spine - fair, worn and bent top and bottom End Papers - good, yellow with blue line drawings Cut Edges - fair, rough Text block - fair, beginning split back to binding
Seller: Clevedon Community Bookshop Co-operative, Clevedon, United Kingdom
Milne, A. A.. When We Were Very Young. Methuen & Co. Ltd, 36 Essex Street, London, 1927.
Price: US$19.25 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Fifteenth Edition, 1927. Delightful Rhymes, featuring Christopher Robin. llustrated with Ernest Shepards's much loved line drawings. Dark Blue cloth cover with 3 bright Gilt Illustrations of the Characters on the front, including Christopher Robin putting on his raincoat. Gilt lettering to spine. Top page edges Gilt. Frontispiece Illustrated with a little boy sitting on the stairs and Title page with a little Shepherdess. Endpapers Illustrated with Small Children. 99 Pages, 340g, 7 1/4" Tall. Very slight wear at tips of corners and spine ends. Small penciled tick on ffep, no other inscriptions. Binding cracked at page 48. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" Tall
Seller: Bay Books, Penzance, United Kingdom
Milne, A. A.. When We Were Very Young. Methuen & Co., London, 1927.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Description: DUST JACKET ONLY! As the "fourteen songs" mentioned on rear of DJ flap is the 11th edition this dates the DJ to 1927. Spine detached, soiling, and a stain to rear. [Our rating system: 1.Fine; 2. Near fine; 3. Very good; 4. Good; 5. Fair.]
Seller: Montreal Books, Westmount, QC, Canada
Milne, A. A.. When We Were Very Young. Methuen & Co., London, 1927.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Description: DUST JACKET ONLY! As the "fourteen songs" mentioned on rear of DJ flap is the 11th edition this dates the DJ to 1927. Spine detached, soiling, and a stain to rear. [Our rating system: 1.Fine; 2. Near fine; 3. Very good; 4. Good; 5. Fair.]
Seller: RPBooks, Champlain, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$24.74 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 100 pages guter Zustand, stellenw. etwas fleckig 11Ü-140 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 345
Seller: Antiquariat-Fischer - Preise inkl. MWST, Freiburg, Germany
Milne, A.A.. Fourteen Songs from "When We Were Very Young". METHUEN & CO., LONDON, 1927.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Description: Dust jacket has large tears. Minor damage to the top and bottom of the spine. Bookstore sticker on front inner cover. Pages are slightly age-toned. Music is by H. Fraser-Simson. DATE PUBLISHED: 1927 EDITION: 11TH ED 34
Seller: Princeton Antiques Bookshop, Atlantic City, NJ, U.S.A.
Milne, A. A.. When We Were Very Young.. Methuen and Co Ltd, London, 1927.
Price: US$30.80 + shipping
Description: A sound uninscribed copy of this 16th edition of the title. Blue boards very good, apart from some minor marking towards the top of the upper board. Contents clean and tight. Jacket with loss at top and towards bottom of spine.
Seller: Pricewisebooks, MARLBOROUGH, United Kingdom
Price: US$32.08 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Canvas cloth quarter- binding with Brown Paper covered boards and laid on printed title label, 310 x 250 mm approx, 34 numbered pages. Fourteen Songs eleventh printing 1927. [14 songs include Hoppity , Brownie , Halfway Down ] with line illustrations to margins by E.H.Shepard and full music scores by H.Fraser-Simpson. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Near Fine/ VG ( Larger Slim Book- no inscsps, one small corner rubbing to cardboard ] Dust Jacket 7/6 shows small illus. Buckingham Palace to front & the first music score to Changing Guards at Buckingham Palace, pale cover foxed with light shelf/ handling soil, edge col/rub/ loss max spine top, 3 edge tear-lines max to front cover. Now in clear easily removable glassine cover.
Seller: booksonlinebrighton, Brighton, United Kingdom
MILNE, A. A.. When we were very young.. [Jarrold for] Methuen & Co. Ltd,, London, 1927.
Price: US$32.08 + shipping
Description: Sixteenth edition (the first was November 1924). A very presentable copy. 8vo (185 × 120 mm), pp. x, [2], 99, [1], Illustrations throughout. Original dark blue blue cloth, gilt (no dustwrapper). Head and foot of spine slightly bumped, slight wear to corners. Endpapers slightly browned, early gift inscription (1928) to half-title. A good copy.
Seller: Justin Croft Antiquarian Books Ltd ABA, Faversham, United Kingdom
A.A.Milne. When We Were Very Young. Methuen, London, 1927.
Price: US$32.08 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Blue cloth, gilt, slight creasing to top of spine. Buf dustjacket, darkened chipped to top of spine and torn at top front corner. Some bumping to corners. Size: 8vo
Seller: PEND BOOKS, Newton Stewart, United Kingdom
A. A. Milne. When We Were Very Young. Methuen and Co Ltd, London, 1927.
Price: US$38.50 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: London: Methuen and Co Ltd, 1927. Sixteenth edition of this collectable book by A. A. Milne with splendid drawings by Ernest H Shepard. 100 pages in overall clean condition just some browning to half title page and last page. Small foxing spots to front and rear endpapers, a few very occassional marks to a few pages. Light rubbing to edges of boards,Though not perfect still a pleasing example of a collectable book SEE IMAGES. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. Reprint. Gold Decorated Boards. Good Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by Ernest H Shepard. 7 ¾ x 5 Inches. Hardcover.
Seller: Peter Sheridan Books Bought and Sold, West Molesey, Surrey, United Kingdom
A. A. Milne. When We Were Very Young. Methuen and Co Ltd, London, 1927.
Price: US$44.91 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: London: Methuen and Co Ltd, 1927. Sixteenth edition of this collectable book by A. A. Milne with splendid drawings by Ernest H Shepard. 100 pages in overall bright clean condition just a few light occasional marks and slight browning to first and last two pages. Light rubbing to edges of boards, gold embossed initials D J B on front, dustwrapper is marked with a few tears and some losses to edges, now in clear non adhesive, protective cover. Though not perfect still a pleasing example of a collectable book SEE IMAGE. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. Reprint. Gold Decorated Boards. Good Plus/Fair. Illus. by Ernest H Shepard. 7 ¾ x 5 Inches. Hardcover.
Seller: Peter Sheridan Books Bought and Sold, West Molesey, Surrey, United Kingdom
Milne, A.A.. When We Were Young. Methuen & Co., London, Eng, 1927.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Bound in blue cloth with gold lettering on spine and gold ornamentation on the front and back cover; binding is fully intact but somewhat on the tender side; edge wear to boards particularly at the top and bottom of the spine and at the corners; gift inscription on front end paper dated Oct. 1927; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectable condition.
Seller: Hourglass Books, vancouver, BC, Canada
Milne, A. A.. When We Were Very Young. Methuen London 1927, 1927.
Price: US$52.00 + shipping
Description: 15th edition hardback in decorated cloth Nice copy small octavo x + 100pp., illusts., A very good copy in blue boards with nice gilt decorations. E. H. Shepard illustrations.
Seller: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Price: US$77.00 + shipping
Description: , x [2] 1-100 pages, sixteenth edition after the first printed November 6th 1924 Sixteenth edition , cover is lightly rubbed at the corners and head and tail of the spine, slight shake, light shading to the prelims, pencil inscription to half title, this book is in very good condition , the dustwrapper is chipped at the corners, the head and tail of the spine, and on the rear joint, lightly marked with a sunned spine, it is in fair condition , bound in blue cloth with gilt illustrations to front and back boards, gilt ruling and gilt titles to the spine, illustrated end papers , 19.5 x 13.5cm Hardback ISBN:
Seller: Keoghs Books, Skipton, United Kingdom
Price: US$89.83 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A smart reprint of this volume of songs by A. A. Milne, extracted from his work 'When We Were Very Young', and put to music, illustrated throughout by E. H. Shepard. The eleventh edition.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.Fourteen songs from A. A. Milne's work 'When We Were Very Young', put here to music by H. Fraser-Simson.Illustrated with in-text illustrations throughout by E. H. Shepard.Songs include 'Happiness', 'In the Fashion', 'Halfway Down', 'Buckingham Palace', 'The Christening', and more. In the original publisher's quarter cloth binding with paper to the boards, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Only a few small marks to the boards. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Dust wrapper is a little edge worn, with two closed tears to the head of the front wrap, and a few smaller tears and chips. Spine is a little discoloured. A few light handling marks to the dust wrapper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Price: US$95.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Three volumes; Quartos; pp; 43; 34; 33; original quarter tan cloth and brown paper-covered boards, printed paper label at center cover, with decorations by Shepard of Pooh and Christopher Robin; "Fourteen Songs" is a seventh edition, the others are first editions; printed music throughout with decorations by Shepard interspersed; edge wear, corners bumped, else very good. Verses from the Pooh books set to music.
Seller: Austin's Antiquarian Books, Wilmington, VT, U.S.A.
Milne, A.A.. WHEN WE WERE VERY YOUNG. Methuen & Co.Ltd, London, 1927.
Price: US$109.08 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: x,100pp. Half-title. Top edges gilt, with decorations by Ernest H.Shephard. Inscription on the flyleaf, otherwise a fine copy. Small tear to lower edge of p19/20. Neat owners ink hand inscription to the f.f.e.p. The blue cloth binding i s unfaded and no rubbing to the gilt illus., titles hardback board edging rules. Nice uniform cloth binidng with no fading orcracking to the joints. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: THOMAS RARE BOOKS, Yaxley, SUFFOLK, United Kingdom
MILNE A A. When We Were Very Young. Methuen, London, 1927.
Price: US$320.82 + shipping
Description: (London: Methuen & Co. Ltd Sixteenth Edition 1927 [First published in November 1924). RIVIERE BINDING. Illustrations by E H Shepard. A VG copy in full, orange, polished leather with all edges gilt. Hubbed spines with 5 raised bands richly tooled and lettered in gilt in compartments over contrasting maroon spine label. Brown marbled end-papers. The binding is stamp-signed (Riviere and Son) to the bottom edge of the second free end-paper. The front and back boards are in attractive condition. The front board is blocked with 5 gilt vignettes taking from E H Shepard end-paper illustrations. The spine is in near VG condition with rubbing to the edge, a little loss to the maroon spine label. It is possible that there is a second label missing from the spine with the author's name. The interior of the book is in fine condition. Photographs/scans available upon request.
Seller: James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA., LEICESTER, United Kingdom
A.A. Milne. When We Were Very Young + Now We Are Six (Deluxe editions). Methuen, London, 1927.
Price: US$375.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: "Now we are six" by A.A. Milne. London, Methuen & Co., 1927, 1st ed., X,(2),103,(1)p., ills. by E.H. SHEPARD. - Halftitle and last leaf sl. browned. Top of spine chipped; rubbed along extremities and along spine; covers w. a few light scratches. = DELUXE binding in gilt pict. limp green calf, pict. pink endpapers, a.e.g. AND "When We Were Very Young" by A.A. Milne (London, 1925, 10th ed., orig. gilt pict. limp blue calf, a.e.g. Spine-ends dam.)." Rare set of the Winnie the Pooh verse books in deluxe binding.
Seller: Neverland Books, waalre, Netherlands
A A Milne. Now We Are Six. Methuen and Co, London, 1927.
Price: US$410.64 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A very bright, first edition copy of A A Milne's poetry collection featuring his beloved anthropomorphic characters from five hundred acre wood. The first edition of this poetry anthology. Milne was a prolific author and is now best-remembered for his creation of Winnie-The-Pooh and his many friends. This set of best-selling works comprises of two poetry collections, 'Now We Are Six' and 'When We Were Very Young'. 'Now We are Six' contains thirty-five verses, eleven of which are accompanied by illustrations featuring Winnie-The-Pooh.illustrated by E H Shepard, a popular twentieth century illustrator whose pen and ink drawings were featured in all of Milne's works.A charming work, and fantastic opportunity to own a very smart copy of this children's work featuring a much-loved character. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Light fading to the spine. Bumping to the head of spine. Inscription to the half-title 'Rachel Lee from her Father January 1928'. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with the occasional light spots. Near Fine
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Milne, A.A.. Now We Are Six; With Decorations By Ernest H. Shepard. Methuen & Co. Ltd, London, 1927.
Price: US$650.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Octavo, x, [2], 103pp. Full blue limp leather, ornate gilt trim and vignette of Christopher Robin on front cover. Title in gilt on spine with floral embellishments. All edges gilt, illustrated endpapers. Stated "First Published in 1927" on copyright page. Solid text block, touch of rubbing to edges, lightly sunned spine and rear cover. A few faint pencil marks throughout text, light wear to gutter. The third piece in the original four-part set of Winnie-the-Pooh stories, also including When We Were Very Young, Winnie-the-Pooh, and The House at Pooh Corner.
Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.
Milne, A. A. Decorations by Ernest Shepard. Now We Are Six.. Methuen & Co. Ltd, London, 1927.
Price: US$700.00 + shipping
Description: First edition of the third book in Milneâs beloved Pooh series. Octavo, original publisher's cloth with gilt decorations to the spine and front panel, pictorial endpapers, top edge gilt, illustrated with decorations by Ernest Shepard. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Gift inscription to the front free endpaper. âAlthough Alan Alexander Milne wrote novels, short stories, poetry and many plays for adults, in addition to his work as assistant editor for Punch from 1906 to 1914, it is his writings for children that have captured the hearts of millions of people worldwide and granted Milne everlasting fameâ (Silvey, 461). Milne wrote most of these poems at the request of friend and fellow poet Rose Fyleman, who was planning a new childrenâs magazine. âOn a rain-blighted holiday in Wales, [Milne] escaped from the crowd of fellow guests to the summerhouse, and for 11 days wrote a set of childrenâs verses, one each day⦠âThere on the other side of the lawn was a child with whom I had lived for three years [his son, Christopher Robin]⦠and here within me were unforgettable memories of my own childhood.â He added more verses when he got home, enough for a book, and allowed some to be published in advance in Punchâ (Carpenter & Prichard, 351). Shepard, a Punch staff artist at the time, provided delightful line vignettes, resulting in âa wonderful marriage of verse and vision. His delicately precise and fresh drawings had an instant appealâ (DNB).
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Price: US$769.96 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Four volumes. Publisher's deluxe, full tan limp calf binding, with elaborately gilt decorated spines and monogram initials to the spine. All edges gilt. Boards bright with slight marks to the binding. Some wear to the extremities and loss to the spine ends and corners. Slight lean to the binding otherwise firm. Internally clean and bright with no ownership marks. Illustrated though out in black and white by Ernest H. Shepard. Mixed editions: 5th, 4th, 3rd 16th. 8vo. Illustrated
Seller: Foster Books - Stephen Foster - ABA, ILAB, & PBFA, London, United Kingdom
Price: US$872.62 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A COMPLETE SET OF POOH TITLES WITH NOW WE ARE SIX & THE HOUSE AT POOH CORNER BEING FIRST EDITIONS & THE FIRST PRINTINGS, WHEN WE WERE VERY YOUNG IS THE SIXTEENTH EDITION FROM 1927 & WINNIE THE POOH BEING A THIRD EDITION FROM 1927. ALL HARDBACKS IN THE ORIGINAL PUBLISHERS CLOTH BINDINGS, ALL WITH THE ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATED ENDPAPERS, NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS TO BOOKS BY ERNEST H. SHEPARD. EACH BOOK MEASURES APPROX 8 x 5 INCHES. FEW MINOR MARKS TO CLOTH COVERS MOSTLY ON NOW WE ARE SIX & HOUSE AT POOH CORNER WITH MINOR WEAR & RUBBING AT TOP & BOTTOM OF SPINES AGAIN MOSTLY TO THE TWO TITLES MENTIONED ABOVE, MOST CORNERS BUMPED, XMAS INSCRIPTION FROM 1927 ALONG WITH TWO NAMES & ADDRESSES TO HALF TITLE OF WHEN WE WERE YOUNG, NAME & A 1927 XMAS INSCRIPTION TO FRONT ENDPAPER & HALF TITLE OF NOW WE ARE SIX, NAME TO REVERSE OF FRONTIS ON HOUSE AT POOH CORNER, ENDPAPERS BROWNED TO HOUSE AT POOH CORNER, COUPLE OF HALF TITLES BROWNED, OCCASIONAL MINOR MARKS, MINOR MARGINAL CHIP OR CREASE TO PAGES. OVERALL THE SET IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH ALL BOARDS FIRMLY ATTACHED. PLEASE NOTE: THE BOOKS HAVE CLEAR REMOVABLE COVERS THAT SHOW SOME REFLECTIONS IN IMAGES. EXTRA POSTAGE MAY APPLY FOR OVERSEAS ORDERS. ALL BOOKS ARE POSTED IN A STURDY BOOK BOX.
Seller: Elder Books, Ross on Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
Milne, A.A.. Now We Are Six; Decorations by Ernest H. Shepard. Methuen & Co. Ltd, London, 1927.
Price: US$875.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Small octavo, x, [2], 103pp, [1]. Maroon cloth, title in gilt on spine, decorative illustration in gilt on front cover. Top edge gilt. Stated "first published in 1927" on copyright page. Pink endpapers with illustrations by Shepard. In the publisher's first state dust jacket, light toning to spine, chip along bottom edge of front panel, a very good example.
Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.
Price: US$1122.86 + shipping
Description: First edition, first impression, deluxe issue, of the third of the Winnie-the-Pooh books. Now We Are Six was printed in an edition of 50,000 copies, of which 5,000 were bound in leather by the Ship Binding Company: 1,500 in blue, 1,500 in green, and 2,000 in red as here. Following the success of When We Were Very Young, Milne began planning a second book of poetry for children. In a January 1926 letter to his brother Ken he included it as number one in a list of "things which ought to be done": "A book of verses (about 15 done to date) to appear in 1927 or 1928" (Thwaite p. 293). By the time that Winnie-the-Pooh was published in late 1926, half of the poems for this third book were already complete. Alongside Milne's charming verse, this collection is also notable for including many illustrations of Pooh, Piglet, and the other nursery toys, even when unmentioned in the poems. John R. Payne, "Four Children's Books by A. A. Milne", Studies in Bibliography, University of Virginia Press, vol. 23, 1970, pp. 127-139, item IIIA; Ann Thwaite, A. A. Milne: His Life, 1990, p. 293. Octavo. Original limp red calf, spine lettered and illustrated in gilt, pictorial designs to covers in gilt, gilt fillet to front cover, illustrated pink endpapers, edges gilt. Illustrated throughout by E. H. Shepard. Christmas 1927 gift inscription to front pastedown. A couple of scuffs to leather, half-title and final leaf browned, occasional foxing and finger-soiling, minor loss to head of p. 73 and closed tear to fore-edge of p. 77 (not affecting text). A very good copy.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
Milne, A. A. (Alan Alexander). Now We Are Six. London: Methuen & Co., 1927.
Price: US$1250.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Illustrated by Ernest H. Shepard. First edition, first printing. Publisher's red cloth with an illustration of Christopher Robin to the front board in gilt, gilt border to front board, illustration of Pooh and Piglet to the rear board in gilt, spine lettered in gilt, top edge gilt, pictorial pale pink endpapers with illustrations of Christopher Robin and Pooh in blue; pale green dust jacket lettered and decorated with illustrations in blue. Near fine book with a touch of toning to spine, light spotting to rear pastedown, and bit of rubbing to spine ends; very good unclipped dust jacket with some toning to spine, a small chip to foot of spine that partially affects "Methuen", light marks and two small closed tears to front panel, and a large tear to rear panel that has been repaired with tape on jacket verso. Overall, a bright copy with a very clean interior. Now We are Six is a collection of thirty-five children's poems and verses that comprises the third of four volumes in The Pooh Books, Milne's series of children's books featuring the adventures of the teddy bear character Winnie the Pooh and his friends of the Hundred Acre Wood. Like the rest of the books in the series, Milne wrote Now We are Six for Anne Darlington, the daughter of family friends whom both families hoped would marry Milne's son Christopher Robin; while the first Pooh book When We Were Very Young was dedicated to Christopher Robin, Now We Are Six is dedicated to Darlington. As Milne alludes in his introduction, "We have been writing this book for three years. We began it when we were very young and now we are six." Although only a few of the poems feature him, Winnie the Pooh frequently appears in Shepard's decorations. As Milne explains, Pooh "thought it was a different book; and he hopes you won't mind, but he walked through it one day, looking for his friend Piglet, and sat down on some of the pages by mistake."
Seller: B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
MILNE, A. A.. Now We Are Six.. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1927, 1927.
Price: US$2245.71 + shipping
Description: First edition, first impression, of the third of the Winnie-the-Pooh books. As noted by the dust jacket blurb, "Winnie-the-Pooh, perhaps an inch more round the waist, makes an occasional appearance". Following the success of When We Were Very Young, Milne began planning a second book of poetry for children. In a January 1926 letter to his brother Ken, he included it as number one in a list of "things which ought to be done": "A book of verses (about 15 done to date) to appear in 1927 or 1928" (Thwaite). By the time that Winnie-the-Pooh was published in late 1926 half the poems for this third book were already complete. Published on 13 October 1927, it took only two months for Now We Are Six to eclipse the sales records of the previous two books. Full of Milne's charming verse, this collection is also notable for including many illustrations of Pooh, Piglet, and the other nursery toys, even when uncalled for by the poems. John R. Payne, "Four Children's Books by A. A. Milne", Studies in Bibliography, University of Virginia Press, vol. 23, 1970, pp. 127-139, item IIIA; Ann Thwaite, A. A. Milne: His Life, 1990, p. 293. Octavo. Original red cloth, lettering to spine in gilt, vignettes to boards in gilt, illustrated endpapers. With dust jacket. Advertisement leaf for Shepard's December 1927 exhibition of drawings loosely inserted. Illustrated throughout by E. H. Shepard. Foot of spine very slightly bumped, minor foxing to edges; jacket slightly worn at head, spine toned, some minor marks, price integral to spine: a near-fine copy in a very good jacket.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
Price: US$2540.87 + shipping
Description: Exceptional copies of these beautiful and sought after Monogram editions of A.A Milne's classic works. Uncommon in such a lovely condition In the original tan calf bindings. The author's initials are monogrammed to the front boards.Being early imprints of the works themselves.Now We are Six a 4th edition, Winnie the Pooh a 6th edition and When We Were Very Young a 16th edition as called for.'Winnie The Pooh' is lacking the original ribbon bookmark. The other two books retain their original bookmarks.Milne was a prolific author and is now best-remembered for his creation of Winnie-The-Pooh and his many friends. This set of best selling works comprises of the first volume of stories solely regarding Pooh, 'Winnie-The-Pooh', and two poetry collections, 'Now We Are Six' and 'When We Were Very Young'. 'Now We are Six' contains thirty-five verses, eleven of which are accompanied by illustrations featuring Winnie-The-Pooh. 'When We Were Very Young' contains forty-four poems, including 'Teddy Bear' which, upon its initial publication in 'Punch' magazine, was the first literary appearance of Winnie-The-Pooh. The introduction to 'When We Were Very Young' implies that the narrator may be Christopher Robin. These works are illustrated by E H Shepard, a popular twentieth century illustrator whose pen and ink drawings were featured in all of Milne's works. A wonderful set of A.A Milne's popular works. In the original full calf bindings. Externally, very smart. Light shelfwear to the head and tail of spines. 'Winnie The Pooh' is lacking original bookmark ribbon. Internally, all volumes are firmly bound. Pages are very bright. Occasional light spots to pages. Very Good Indeed
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Milne, A. A.; Shepard, E. H.. Now We Are Six. London Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1927, 1927.
Price: US$2887.35 + shipping
Description: First edition, first printing. Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd. in London, 1927. This is a near fine copy. The dust wrapper, elaborately illustrated by Ernest Shepard, has some very slight handling marks present. There are some closed tears to the top edge of the front panel, and some slight rubbing at the spine tips and corners. There is a slight patch of abrasion to the tail of the spine, marking the 'H' in Methuen. There are little handling marks throughout. It has not been price clipped. The book itself is fine. The gilt tooling is immaculate and without breaks. The gilt border is equally immaculate. The text blocks are almost without blemish, however there is one to the gilt on the top edge. There is a small previous owners signature to the front preliminary, dated to the year of publication in a neat hand. This is a near fine copy of an increasingly scarce title, particularly in this unrestored condition. The second collection of children's poems following Milne's When We Were Very Young, which was first published in 1924. The collection contains thirty-five verses, including eleven poems that feature Winnie-the-Pooh illustrations.
Seller: John Atkinson Books ABA ILAB PBFA, Harrogate, United Kingdom
Price: US$3528.98 + shipping
Description: First edition, first impression, of the third book in the Winnie-the-Pooh series. Alongside Milne's verse, this collection is also notable for including many illustrations of Pooh, Piglet, and the other nursery toys, even when uncalled for by the poems. Octavo. Finely bound by the Chelsea Bindery in red morocco, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, raised bands, single rule to front board with pictorial motifs gilt, twin rule to turn-ins, floral endpapers, gilt edges. Illustrated throughout by Ernest H. Shepard. Half-title browned, an excellent copy in a fine binding.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
Price: US$7163.44 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 3 de los 4 libros de Pooh de A. A. Milne
Seller: Rayo Rojo, Buenos Aires, BUE, Argentina
Milne, A. A. (Alan Alexander). Now We Are Six. London: Methuen & Co., 1927.
Price: US$9500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Decorations by Ernest Howard Shepard. First edition, first printing. Limited issue, large paper edition; one of 200 copies on handmade paper, signed by Milne and Shepard, this being number 7. 4to. Publisher's tan buckram spine with salmon boards, paper title label to front board, and additional title label to rear pastedown; in the original pale green dust jacket with titles lettered in blue to front panel and spine. About fine book with a touch of soiling to front board label and front endpapers; near fine unclipped dust jacket with very minor soiling to panels and spine, light toning to spine, tiny mark to center of left spine hinge, and light edgewear including a couple of small closed tears. Overall, an excellent copy in an exceptionally clean and bright dust jacket. Housed in a custom blue quarter morocco slipcase with matching chemise. Now We Are Six is a collection of thirty-five children's poems and verses that comprises the third of four volumes in The Pooh Books, Milne's series of children's books featuring the adventures of the teddy bear character Winnie the Pooh and his friends of the Hundred Acre Wood. Like the other books in the series, Milne wrote Now We Are Six for Anne Darlington, the daughter of family friends whom both families hoped would marry Milne's son Christopher Robin; while the first Pooh book When We Were Very Young was dedicated to Christopher Robin, Now We Are Six is dedicated to Darlington. As Milne alludes in his introduction, "We have been writing this book for three years. We began it when we were very young and now we are six." Although only a few of the poems feature him, Winnie the Pooh frequently appears in Shepard's decorations. As Milne explains, Pooh "thought it was a different book; and he hopes you won't mind, but he walked through it one day, looking for his friend Piglet, and sat down on some of the pages by mistake."
Seller: B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
SHEPARD Ernest H. MILNE A. A. FRASER-SIMSON H.. Songs from "Now We Are Six.". , 1927.
Price: US$18500.00 + shipping
Description: MILNE, A.A. (words). FRASER-SIMSON, H. (music). SHEPARD, E.H. (illustrations). Songs from "Now We Are Six." London: Methuen and Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew, (1927). Folio, original half mustard cloth, brown paper boards, mounted printed pictorial label, original dust jacket. Housed in a half morocco clamshell box. $18,500.First trade edition of this collection of songs based on Milne's beloved poetry for children, with music by H. Fraser-Simson and illustrations by E.H. Shepard. An exceptional presentation copy with a long personal and playful inscription by Milne: "For Peter with care from A.A. Milne Christmas, 1927./ I'm singing./ Stand back all of you, and please hold tight,/ I'm going through these if I take all night./ And please don't say if I should sing flat,/ 'Was that a bicycle, or next door's cat?/ 'No, I think it's Peter singing./ 'Yes, it must be Peter singing./ 'That's what he's doing./ 'Singing."In 1925, Harold Fraser-Simson set 14 poems from Milne's When We Were Very Young to a piano score. The project proved so successful, Fraser-Simson continued composing songs based on Milne's lyrics, ultimately writing 67 of them. First published in London in 1928, this volume of songs, with Ernest Shepard's charming illustrations, makes Milne's incomparable versesamong them "Sneezles," "Furry Bear," "The Emperor's Rhyme" and "Cradle Song"still more irresistible. Also issued in a signed limited edition of 100 copies. Cutler & Stiles, 116. Book about-fine with lightest foxing to half title only. Minor edge-wear to corners and spine of dust jacket, extremely good. A wonderful inscribed copy.
Seller: Bauman Rare Books, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.